She is on the board of the IS Associates. She is on the Advisory Board of the Technology Management Program for UCLA Extension, an Inaugural Board member of the LA Media Lab , and is a cofounder and board member of the Women's Initiative Network (WIN). Through talks and mentoring, she guides students interested in STEM careers.
As Executive Director, she has played a key role in the setting the strategy and direction for the Easton Center for the nearly 600 student affiliates and helped raise $14 million in funds. The curriculum has made Anderson a school of choice for MBAs interested in tech careers with nearly 30% MBA students being placed in tech companies. As Research Director of BIT, Dr Mangal has given talks at domestic and global conferences, published several papers and articles in journals and magazines, many in collaboration with global researchers. She has published four books (2007, 2009, 2012, 2016).

Before joining UCLA, Dr Mangal has worked in the industry, in big tech (Intel Corp) and consulting (AE Business Solutions). She has taught technology related classes as Adjunct/Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin - Madison's School of Business and at the University of Wisconsin - Platteville's Computer Science department. She completed her PhD from the Heinz School at Carnegie Mellon University; her undergraduate degree is in Electrical Engineering from PEC University of Technology.

Karmarkar, Uday and Mangal, Vandana. (2007). Business Continuity and Technology in the Retail Sector. The Business and Information Technologies (BIT) Project, Karmarkar, Uday and Mangal, Vandana (eds), World Scientific Publishing Co.

Interests Dr. Mangal's interests include technology management, big data, internet of things, sharing economy, information systems related to globalization, services, entrepreneurship, operations in the areas of insurance, mortgage and retail with the intersection of technology and business being of special interest. She has published three books and papers in many journals and magazines. Dr Mangal has served as speaker and chair at several conferences.